Newly elected city officials to be sworn in Tuesday

ROCHESTER — Newly elected city officials will take their oaths of office during the inaugural ceremony taking place this Tuesday.

During the ceremony, the City Council and School Board members, as well as three new Police Commissioners, will take their oaths.

Mayor T.J. Jean, who was re-elected in November, will make his inaugural address, and the City Council will also vote to elect the deputy mayor.

As of the November election, the City Council has five new members, including Jake Collins for Ward 1, Donald Hamann for Ward 4, Robert Gates for Ward 5, Mac Kittredge for Ward 6, and James Gray for Ward 6.

New School Board members include at-large member Kathy Dunton, and Ray Turner for Ward 2.

The three-member Police Commission also has three new faces — Derek Peters, Bruce Lindsay, and Lucien Levesque, who has served as the chairman of the commission in previous years.

The inaugural ceremony, which is a public event, will take place Tuesday at the Opera House starting at 7 p.m.